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Likewise, what happens when you mix glucose and Benedict's?

In lab, we used Benedict's reagent to test for one particular reducing sugar: glucose. Benedict's reagent starts out aqua-blue. As it is heated in the presence of reducing sugars, it turns yellow to orange. The "hotter" the final color of the reagent, the higher the concentration of reducing sugar.

One may also ask, how does glucose reduce Benedict's solution? Some sugars such as glucose are called reducing sugars because they are capable of transferring hydrogens (electrons) to other compounds, a process called reduction. When reducing sugars are mixed with Benedicts reagent and heated, a reduction reaction causes the Benedicts reagent to change color.

Similarly one may ask, what color does glucose turn in Benedict's solution?

Benedict's solution is used to test for simple sugars, such as glucose. It is a clear blue solution of sodium and copper salts. In the presence of simple sugars, the blue solution changes color to green, yellow, and brick-red, depending on the amount of sugar.

What does Benedict's reagent react with?

Benedict's reagent is made by complexing Cu+2 (from Copper sulfate) ions with citric acid in a basic medium(Sodium Carbonate. Benedict's Reagent is used to detect reducing sugars. All monosaccharides react with this reagent, as well as other compounds such as aldehydes and alpha hydroxy ketones.